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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1947-05-07 · Night game · Braves Field · Att: 11175 · 1:51

Boston Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–2. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 4th. Andy Karl earned the win. Earl Torgeson went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	9
BSN	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1		3	5

W: Andy Karl L: Hank Behrman SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Artie Gore · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: (none) · 3B: Al Barlick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI
Billy Cox	4	0	0	0
Billy Herman	4	0	0	0
Jim Russell	4	1	2	0
Ralph Kiner	4	1	2	0
Frankie Gustine	4	0	1	1
Wally Westlake	4	0	3	0
Clyde Kluttz	4	0	1	1
Eddie Basinski	3	0	0	0
Ed Bahr	1	0	0	0
Billy Sullivan	1	0	0	0
Hank Behrman	1	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Connie Ryan	3	0	0	0	1	1
Tommy Holmes	1	0	0	0	2	0
Johnny Hopp	2	0	0	0	2	0
Bob Elliott	3	0	0	0	1	1
Bama Rowell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Masi	4	1	2	0	0	1
Earl Torgeson	3	2	1	1	1	0
Sibby Sisti	4	0	2	1	0	0
Mort Cooper	2	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Karl	2	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Bahr	5.0	3	4	2
Hank Behrman	3.0	2	3	2

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mort Cooper	6.1	7	0	0
Andy Karl	2.2	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Cox: 99
Billy Herman: 99
Jim Russell: 99

Bot 1

Connie Ryan: K23#
Tommy Holmes: W
Johnny Hopp: 99
Bob Elliott: K

Top 2

Ralph Kiner: 99
Frankie Gustine: 99
Wally Westlake: S
Clyde Kluttz: 99

Bot 2

Bama Rowell: 99
Phil Masi: S
Earl Torgeson: 99
Sibby Sisti: 99

Top 3

Eddie Basinski: 99
Ed Bahr: 99
Billy Cox: 99

Bot 3

Mort Cooper: 99
Connie Ryan: 99
Tommy Holmes: HP
Johnny Hopp: 99

Top 4

Billy Herman: 99
Jim Russell: S5
Ralph Kiner: CS2(26)
Ralph Kiner: 99

Bot 4

Bob Elliott: 99
Bama Rowell: 99
Phil Masi: S8
Earl Torgeson: W.1-2
Sibby Sisti: S7.2-H;1-H(E7)(UR);B-3
Mort Cooper: 2/FL

Top 5

Frankie Gustine: 99
Wally Westlake: S
Clyde Kluttz: 99
Eddie Basinski: 99

Bot 5

Connie Ryan: W
Tommy Holmes: 99.1-2
Johnny Hopp: IW
Bob Elliott: 8
Bama Rowell: 8

Top 6

Billy Sullivan: 99/G
Billy Cox: 99
Billy Herman: 99

Bot 6

Phil Masi: K
Earl Torgeson: 99
Sibby Sisti: 99

Top 7

Jim Russell: S5
Ralph Kiner: S7.1-2
Frankie Gustine: S9.2-H;1-2
Wally Westlake: 3/BP
Clyde Kluttz: S7.2-H;1-2
Eddie Basinski: 8(B)64(2)/DP

Bot 7

Andy Karl: K
Connie Ryan: 99
Tommy Holmes: W
Johnny Hopp: PO1(E1).1-2
Johnny Hopp: W
Bob Elliott: W.2-3;1-2
Bama Rowell: 99

Top 8

Hank Behrman: 99
Billy Cox: 99
Billy Herman: 99

Bot 8

Phil Masi: 99
Earl Torgeson: HR/9
Sibby Sisti: S
Andy Karl: 56(1)3/GDP/BG

Top 9

Jim Russell: 8
Ralph Kiner: S6
Frankie Gustine: 23.1-2
Wally Westlake: S6.2-3
Clyde Kluttz: 9

Notes & reviews

Pirate manager Herman and infielder Mauch ejected by HP umpire Gore for continining to argue on half swing by Torgeson in top of inning just before he hit home run

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